Storm in Melbourne. Anxious Time for Mariners. Dust at Sea. a Pier Damaged
A violent north-west gale struck Melbourne (says the Adelaide "Express" of January 4) at half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The storm…
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Floods & storms, 1909
141 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 8
Cyclone at Caloola. Houses Unroofed. the Roar of the Storm. Sydney
A cyclone passed over Caloola, village near Bathurst, on Sunday. Sarnach Bros.' wool shed, was unroofed, and some sheets of iron were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Rains. Rivers and Creeks in Flood. Brisbane
The Railway Commissioner received advice yesterday that the rainfall registered at Kuranda on that day was 12.37 inches. The Barron River and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Phenomenal Storm. at Reefton. All Road Communication Cut Off. Wellington
Reofton, on the west const of the South Island, has been visited by a storm of exceptional violence. The damage done was enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Torrential Rains. at Cairns. a River in Flood. Brisbane
Torrential rains have fallen at Cairns, 11in having fallen up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The Barron River is in flood, and is still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting a Flood with Dynamite. Government Defied to Save a Town
Defying the Federal Government, the citizens of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on December 7, deflected the course of the Arkansas River by dynamiting a ridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dresden Socialists. Attempt to Storm King's Palace. Severe Fighting Ensues. Socialists Severely Wounded. Twenty Arrests Made. [Reuter's Message.] London
The "Standard's" correspondent at Dresden, the capital of the kingdom of Saxony, a constituent part of the German Empire, says that 5000 Socialists,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Severe Storm at Onslow. Tramway Washed Away. Perth
There was a severe storm at Onslow on Tuesday night, when 8½in. of rain fell. The tramway over teh marsh was washed away for a distance of nine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mine Flooded. Ten Whites and 150 Natives Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London
Reuter's Johannesburg correspondent states that Knight's dam burst yesterday and flooded the Witwatersrand mine, drowing 10 whites and 150…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alleged Attempt to Kill. a Desperate Man. Has to Be Flooded Out. Perth
Frederick Hult, alias Hultgren, who during the early morning of January 24, refused to allow his landlady to enter his room at Fremantle, and fired…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Europe. Due to Melting of Snow. Whole Town Under Water. Population in Danger. [Reuter's Message.] London
Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringa, Bavaria, and the Tyrol. Owing to the sudden melting of the snows, whole towns are under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Cyclonic Storm. in Northern Queensland. Buildings Damaged and Trees Blown Down. No One Injured. Brisbane
The Acting Deputy Postmaster-General has received a telegram from the postmaster at Normanton stating that a fierce cyclonic storm from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Europe. London
The ice floes at Dresdon are melting, and the danger of further floods is past. Some of the western streams are also abating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Fiji. Sugar Cane and Bananas Destroyed. Sydney
Information received in Sydney shows that serious floods have occurred in the country districts of Fiji. Large areas of sugar cane and bananas have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Terrific Cyclone. Giant Trees Uprooted. Houses Unroofed. Sydney
A terrific cyclone passed over the Nemingha district yesterday, tearing up giant forest trees, unroofing houses, and playing havoe generally with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms in West Australia. Washway on a Railway Line. Trains Held Up. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted. Perth
Thunderstorms occurred in various parts of the eastern districts yesterday. Last night the railway line was, after a heavy deluge of rain, washed away,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Thunderstorm. One Man Killed: Another Missing. Brisbane
A terrific thunderstorm burst over the town of Thargomindah on Friday. The storm was accompanied by a cyclonic wind. The morgue at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Europe. Eighty Towns and Villages Under Water. Breaking Ice with Dynamite. [Reuter's Message] London
Forty thousand acres in the Elbe-Havel country are still inundated. Eighty towns and villages are under water. Ice-breakers and dynamite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Line Washed Away. As the Result of Heavy Rain. Sydney
About seven miles of the railway between Koorawatha and Grenfell were washed away yesterday by a heavy rain following a terrific thunderstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Woman's Death. Slipped in Flooded Gutter. Washed Through Stormwater. Sewer. Body Not Yet Recovered. Sydney
Mary Ann Taylor (62), residing at Leichhardt slipped in a flooded gutter on Saturday night, and was washed through a stromwater sewer into…
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